[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5770-5771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01961]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0042]


Navigation Safety Advisory Council

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council will meet on February 
18-19, 2015, in Oakland, California to discuss matters relating to 
maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the 
Road, International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and 
equipment, routing measures, marine information, diving safety, and 
aids to navigation systems. These meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The Navigation Safety Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, 
February 18, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Thursday, February 
19, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please note these meetings may close 
early if the Council has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Executive Inn and Suites, 
1755 Embarcadero, Oakland, California 94606. https://maps.google.com/maps?psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.83829542,d.eXY&biw=1419&bih=814&dpr=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=executive+inn+and+suites+oakland&fb=1≷=us&hq=executive+inn+and+suites+oakland&cid=12733826814197203612&sa=X&ei=y_DAVP-AHIH-gwSwnoHwBA&ved=0CCwQrwswAA&output=classic&dg=brw.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Mr. Burt Lahn listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
below as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the Council as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below. Any written material submitted by the public 
will be distributed to the Council and become part of the public 
record. Written comments must be identified by USCG-2014-0405 and be 
submitted using one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (preferred method to 
avoid delays in processing).
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action, USCG 2015-0042. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our 
public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register 
(73 FR 3316).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read documents or comments 
related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov insert USCG-
2015-0042 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the item 
you wish to view.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting on February 
18, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on February 19, 2015, prior to 
the close of the meeting. Public presentations may also be given. 
Speakers are requested to limit their presentation and comments to 10 
minutes. Please note that the public comment period may end before the 
time indicated, following the last call for comments. To register as a 
speaker, contact Mr. Burt Lahn listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about these 
meetings, please contact Mr. George Detweiler, the Navigation Safety 
Advisory Council Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Commandant (CG-
NAV-2), U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Stop 
7418, Washington, DC 20593, telephone 202-372-1566 or email 
[email protected] or Mr. Burt Lahn, Navigation

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Safety Advisory Council meeting coordinator, at telephone 202-372-1526 
or email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United States Code, Appendix.
    The Navigation Safety Advisory Council is an advisory committee 
authorized in 33 United States Code 2073 and chartered under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Navigation Safety 
Advisory Council provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary, 
through the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on matters relating to 
prevention of maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings, Inland and 
International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, 
routing measures, marine information, diving safety, and aids to 
navigation systems.
    A copy of all meeting documentation is available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/channelView.do?channelId=-18422&channelPage=%252Fep%252Fchannel%252Fdefault.jsp&pageTypeId=1348. 
Alternatively, you may contact Mr. Burt Lahn as noted in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION section above.
Agenda
    The Navigation Safety Advisory Council will meet to review, discuss 
and formulate recommendations on the following topics.
    Wednesday, February 18, 2015:
    (1) E-Navigation Strategy. E-navigation is the collection, 
integration and display of maritime information onboard and ashore by 
electronic means to enhance berth-to-berth navigation and related 
services, safety and security and protection of the marine environment. 
The Coast Guard will provide an update on international developments in 
E-navigation and its own efforts to implement E-navigation;
    (2) Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study. The Atlantic Coast Port 
Access Route Study was initiated to study the navigational users and 
industrial development off the Atlantic Coast. The Coast Guard will 
provide an update on the results of this ongoing effort; and
    (3) The Coast Guard's Future of Navigation initiative leverages 
technology in order to optimize the mix of electronic and visual aids 
to navigation. The Coast Guard will provide information on this 
project.
    Following the above presentations, the Designated Federal Officer 
will form working groups to continue discussions on the following task 
statements that were provided to the Council at the June, 2014 meeting:
    (1) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 14-01--Modernization of 
Marine Safety Information systems;
    (2) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 14-02--Automatic 
Identification Systems Aids to Navigation, and
    (3) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 14-03--Navigation 
Interests in Marine Planning.
    The Designated Federal Officer will form working groups to discuss 
and provide recommendations on the following new task statements as 
appropriate:
    (1) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 15-01--Unmanned 
Maritime Systems Best Practices, and
    (2) Navigation Safety Advisory Council Task 15-02--Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee final report on Infrastructure Affecting Navigation 
(Subcommittee Task 13-04). The Council will be asked to review the 
final report and provide comments on possible impacts of the 
recommendations to the navigation rules.
    Public comments or questions will be taken during the meeting as 
the Council discusses each issue and prior to the Council formulating 
recommendations on each issue. There will also be a public comment 
period at the end of the meeting.
    Thursday, February 19, 2015:
    (1) Working Group discussions continued from Wednesday, 18 
February, 2015;
    (2) Working Group reports presented to the Council;
    (3) New Business;
    a. Summary of Navigation Safety Advisory Council action items.
    b. Schedule next meeting date--Spring, 2015.
    c. Council discussions and acceptance of new tasks.
    A public comment period will be held after the discussion of new 
tasks. Speakers' comments are limited to 10 minutes each. Public 
comments or questions will be taken at the discretion of the Designated 
Federal Officer during the discussion and recommendations, and new 
business portion of the meeting.
    Minutes: Minutes from the meeting will be available for public view 
and copying within 90 days following the meeting at https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/channelView.do?channelId=-18422&channelPage=%252Fep%252Fchannel%252Fdefault.jsp&pageTypeId=1348.

    Dated: January 28, 2015.
G.C. Rasicot,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-01961 Filed 2-2-15; 8:45 am]
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